Students in Sydney will be enrolled at the Blacktown or Strathfield Campus, however, some units are undertaken at the North Sydney Campus. ACU will endeavour to minimise travel between campuses on the same day.
BExSc/BNutrSc
Credit points
330
Minimum duration
4 years full-time or equivalent part-time.
Approved locations
- Blacktown
- Melbourne
- Strathfield
Note:
Students in Sydney will be enrolled at the Blacktown or Strathfield Campus, however, some units are undertaken at the North Sydney Campus. ACU will endeavour to minimise travel between campuses on the same day.
EFTSL value of units : All 10 cp units in this course have an EFTSL value of 0.125. Units with a cp value of a multiple of 10 have corresponding EFTSL values.
Admission requirements
An applicant must comply with the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy.
International applicants need to meet the English Language Proficiency requirements as defined in the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy.
To be eligible for admission to the course, an applicant must have completed the following prerequisites at year 12 level, or equivalent.
| State | Prerequisites |
|---|
New South Wales | Assumed Knowledge: English (Standard) Band 3, Health and Movement Science 11-12, Mathematics OR Biology, Chemistry or Physics |
Victoria | Prerequisites: Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 25 in English as an Additional Language (EAL) or at least 25 in English other than EAL |
Disclaimer: The course entry requirements above are for 2026 Admission. Refer to your relevant Tertiary Admission Centre website for future years' entry requirements.
Completion requirements
To qualify for the Bachelor of Exercise and Sports Science/Bachelor of Nutrition Science degree, a student must complete 330 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:
a. 170cp from Exercise and Sports Science Units consisting of:
- 150 cp from Specified Bachelor of Exercise and Sports Science Units (Part A);
- 20 cp from Professional Experience Units including EXSC206 Professional Experience Preparation (0 cp) (Part B);
AND
b: 160 cp from Bachelor of Nutrition Science Units consisting of:
- 140 in Specified Bachelor of Nutrition Science Units (Part C);
- 20 cp from University Core Curriculum Units (Part D).
Progression requirements
Students are required to follow the pattern of unit enrolment set out in the relevant Course Enrolment Guide, unless otherwise approved by the Course Coordinator.
In all aspects of progress through the course, students will be advised by the Course Coordinator.
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Schedule of unit offerings
Complete exactly 150 credit points from the following:
- ANAT100Anatomical Foundations of Exercise Science10 CP
- EXSC122Research and Ethics in Exercise Science10 CP
- EXSC187Growth, Motor Development and Ageing10 CP
- EXSC199Psychology of Sport10 CP
- EXSC204Exercise Prescription and Delivery10 CP
- EXSC216Resistance Training: Science and Application10 CP
- EXSC222Functional Anatomy10 CP
- EXSC224Mechanical Bases of Exercise10 CP
- EXSC225Physiological Bases of Exercise10 CP
- EXSC230Motor Control and Learning10 CP
- EXSC296Health and Exercise Psychology10 CP
- EXSC316Nutrition for Sports Performance10 CP
- EXSC321Biomechanics10 CP
- EXSC322Exercise Physiology: Adaptation to Exercise and the Environment10 CP
- EXSC394Exercise Prescription for Health and Wellbeing10 CP
Complete exactly 20 credit points from the following:
- EXSC206Professional Experience Preparation0 CP
- EXSC398Professional Experience20 CP
Complete exactly 140 credit points from the following:
- BIOL125Human Biology 110 CP
- BIOL234Nutritional Physiology10 CP
- BIOL126Human Biology 210 CP
- BMSC209Pathophysiology10 CP
- CHEM113Essential Ideas in Chemistry10 CP
- CHEM206Advanced Metabolic Biochemistry10 CP
- CHEM207Foundations of Biochemistry10 CP
- NUTR101Introduction to Nutrition10 CP
- NUTR102Culinary Nutrition Science10 CP
- NUTR202Lifespan Nutrition10 CP
- NUTR302Diet, Health and Disease10 CP
- NUTR303Food Science in Practice10 CP
- NUTR304Food Product Design and Development10 CP
- NUTR311Food, Society, and the Environment10 CP
Complete exactly 20 credit points from the following:
- PHCC102Being Human10 CP
- PHCC104Ethics and the Good Life10 CP
- PHCC106Making Sense: Practical Reasoning for Life and Career10 CP
- THCC100Revolutionary Values: Christianity in History10 CP
- THCC101People Matter: Catholic Social Thought10 CP
- TPCC100Life and Meaning: Imagining Ourselves through Art and Cinema10 CP
- PHCC201The Origins of the Sciences and Contemporary Challenges10 CP
- THCC200Justice in the World: Catholic Social Ethics in Global Perspective10 CP
- THCC202Sacred Land: Australian Indigenous Spiritualities and Catholic Thought10 CP
- TPCC201Ecology and Justice10 CP
- TPCC202Conflict, Violence and Peace-making10 CP
